Growing flowers in a dry garden can be a real challenge. Here is a list of drought resistant flowering plants.
Tag: The Environment
Garden Flowers for the Bees
Bees are in decline in most countries around the world. As gardeners, what flowers can we grow to encourage these important insects?
Wild Flower Garden Seeds
Growing wild flowers on an unyielding patch of ground can be surprisingly fruitful. A compiled list of great wild flowers to grow from seed in your garden this year.
Snail Predator Song Thrush & The UK
Encouraging more wildlife into our gardens can’t be a bad thing. Many species of birds, including the song thrush, insects and other animals will happily devour many of the pests that we usually radicate using pesticedes and other nasties.
Hedgehog – Natural Slug Control
Encourage hedgehogs in your own garden. Not only will they add interest and give them a helping hand, but will also act as a natural pest control.
Wildlife Garden
Sadenned by the destruction of the UK’s natural habits? Here are just a few methods for encouraging more wildlife into your garden.
Keeping the British Countryside Tidy
I would like to ask any reader of this article to consider putting a little time aside to collect a bag or two of litter this weekend.
The Natural Gardener
I am of the view that anyone who despises gardening, gets no pleasure from watching things grow, or doesn’t enjoy relaxing in the midst of sweet smelling flowers and healthy green vegetation somehow has lost touch with who and what they are.
British Wild Flowers
Many of our most loved British wild flowers are under threat due to modern farming practises (pesticides, fertiliser, hedgerow removal), housing development, poor management of our countryside and the explosion in decking, driveways and brick paving. So, should we care less?
Bug box for bees, ladybirds & lacewings
In order to win the battle of the pest, we need to become a regular ‘Bill Oddie’. Build a bug a home.